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Common law and the origin of shareholder protection
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Turner, John D. - 2016
suggesting a default template of rules. Ultimately, the matter of protection was one for the corporation and its shareholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011523499
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Common law and the origin of shareholder protection
Acheson, Graeme G.; Campbell, Gareth; Turner, John D. - 2016
suggesting a default template of rules. Ultimately, the matter of protection was one for the corporation and its shareholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011521411
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Investment Propensity of Controlling Shareholders and Financial Constraints : Evidence around the World
Park, Jin Ho - 2012
shareholder protections are less likely to have the entrenchment of the controlling shareholders, while minority shareholders in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098983
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One Half-Billion Shareholders and Counting - Determinants of Individual Share Ownership Around the World
Grout, Paul A. - 2009
This study presents the first comprehensive compilation of the number of people around the world who own shares directly and indirectly. We document that at least 310 million people in 59 countries (24 developed and 35 emerging market nations) own stock directly [Table 1]. Nearly 173 million of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013156944
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International Evidence About the Influence of Large Shareholders on Corporate Risk Taking
Diez Esteban, Jose Maria - 2017
This paper analyzes the relationship between ownership structure (shareholders' stake and identity) and corporate risk … also find a trend to the alignment of interests between the largest shareholder and the other large shareholders, so that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974325
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Institutional shareholding, common ownership and productivity : A cross-country analysis
Bas, Maria - 2023
The increase in institutional ownership, the shift towards passive portfolio management and the rise of common ownership have transformed OECD countries financial markets in the last decades. The paper investigates the potential consequences of these transformations on firm's productivity, using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014435855
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The impact of shareholders and creditors rights on IPO performance : an international study
Espenlaub, Susanne; Goyal, Abhinav; Mohamed, Abdulkadir - In: The British accounting review : the journal of the … 52 (2020) 1, pp. 1-22
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012175278
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Equity Issuances and Agency Costs : The Telling Story of Shareholder Approval Around the World
Holderness, Clifford G. - 2017
Mandatory shareholder approval of equity issuances varies across and within countries. When shareholders approve …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012951577
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Blockholders and Corporate Governance
Edmans, Alex - 2018
shareholders) engage in corporate governance. In classical models, blockholders exert governance through direct intervention in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938447
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Investment treaties and shareholder claims for reflective loss : insights from advanced systems of corporate law
Gaukrodger, David - 2014
investment on the other hand, treat claims for damages by company shareholders differently. Advanced domestic systems generally … bar shareholders from claiming for reflective loss – loss that arises from injury to "their" company (such as a decline in … the value of shares). The claim for the loss belongs to the injured company and not to its shareholders. In contrast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010463416